On 5 February 1676 Sir Isaac Newton wrote a letter to his fellow scientist Robert Hooke, saying that his achievements owed much to the work of others. "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants," he said.

This year, as we celebrate the 160th anniversary of the Evangelical Alliance, we can say the same thing. As we look forward to our future, we are able to do so because of the tireless work of those who came before us.

The history of the Alliance is peppered with the great and the good: those who are now household names, but who in their own day were simply living out their faith. So where did the Alliance begin? And whose shoulders are we standing on as we look towards the next 160 years?

Read the full idea article entitled 'Standing on the shoulders of giants'

Read 'The Evangelical Alliance: A brief history'

Listen to Joel Edwards on 160 years of the Evangelical Alliance (8.23MB)

Listen to past and present Evangelical Alliance leaders talking about the Alliance's past, present and future (5.45MB)

Podcast feed 

Do you have memories of the work of the Evangelical Alliance over your lifetime? Click here to send us your memories we would be delighted to hear from you!